Vice President - Machine Shop - Aerospace

Role Overview:

Own the machine shop end to end, delivering aerospace-grade precision parts on time, at target cost and with zero escapes to customers.

Reports to: COO / Head of Operations

Key responsibilities:

• Operations: Owns the output of the machine shop, ensures planned OEE, on-time delivery and cycle time across turning, milling, drilling, grinding and tooling; chairs daily and weekly production reviews.
• Capacity and capex: Oversees the machine, tooling and manpower plan against the sales forecast; prepare capex cases with ROI.
• Quality: Deliver first-pass yield, ensures completion of first-article inspection as per AS9102 on time; drive SPC, control plans, FMEA and 8D root-cause with Quality; ensure no nonconforming product ships.
• Compliance: Sustain AS9100D, customer flow-downs, configuration control and full traceability.
• Lean and cost: Lead value stream mapping, setup-time reduction, scrap and rework reduction; own conversion cost and material yield.
• People and skills: Build the shift structure, succession plan for key resources and ensure skilled operators across processes; monitor training and certification.
• Equipment and Maintenance: Oversees Preventive Maintenance and TPM, machine capability studies, programming and tooling.
• NPI: Work with Engineering on new product introduction, process planning, and outsourcing decisions.
• EHS: Enforce safety, housekeeping and environmental standards on the shop floor.

Qualifications and experience:

• B.E./B.Tech in Mechanical or Production Engineering; MBA or equivalent leadership programme preferred.
• 18 - 22 years in precision manufacturing, with at least 8 years in aerospace machining.
• 5+ years leading a multi-shift shop with a cost-centre responsibility of 100 crore or more in throughput.
• Hands-on exposure to AS9100D audits, AS9102 FAI, SPC, Lean and Six Sigma (Black Belt preferred).